Francis Ford
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From Wikipedia Francis Ford (born Francis Feeney, August 14, 1881 – September 5, 1953) was a prolific film actor, writer, and director. He was the mentor and elder brother of film director John Ford. He also appeared in many of John Ford's movies, including Young Mr. Lincoln and The Quiet Man. Francis Ford was born in Portland, Maine. He was the son of John A. Feeney, who was born in the village of Spiddal, County Galway, Ireland in 1854. By 1878, John had moved to Portland, Maine and opened a saloon, at 42 Center Street, that used a false front to pose as grocery store. John opened four others in following years. After service in the infantry in the Spanish-American War, Francis left home. He drifted into the film business in New York City, working for David Horsley, Al Christie, and the Star Film Company's San Antonio operation under Gaston Méliès. He adopted the name Ford from the automobile. From San Antonio Francis began his Hollywood career working for Thomas H. Ince at Ince's Bison studio, directing and appearing in westerns. Francis Ford's younger brother, John M. Feeney, was a successful fullback and defensive tackle on a Portland High state championship football team, nicknamed "Bull". In 1914 Bull followed Francis to Hollywood, changed his name to John Ford and would eventually surpass his elder brother's considerable reputation. Francis Ford's son, Philip Ford, was also a film actor/director.
Known for
Credits
Frankenstein (1931)
as Hans (uncredited)
Stagecoach (1939)
as Sgt. Billy Pickett (uncredited)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
as Connelly - Fort Stark Suttlers Barman (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
as Migrant (uncredited)
My Darling Clementine (1946)
as Dad - Old Soldier (uncredited)
Fort Apache (1948)
as Fen - Stage Guard (uncredited)
The Quiet Man (1952)
as Dan Tobin
Unconquered (1947)
as Frontiersman on Fort Pitt Roof (uncredited)
3 Godfathers (1948)
as Drunk (uncredited)
Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
as Sam Boone (uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
as Joe Boleo
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
as Veteran (uncredited)
The Desperadoes (1943)
as Hank
A Star Is Born (1937)
as William Gregory (uncredited)
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
as Alva 'Dad' Hardwicke (uncredited)
Possessed (1931)
as Drunken Husband (uncredited)
Wagon Master (1950)
as Mr. Peachtree
The Princess and the Pirate (1944)
as Drunken Pirate (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
as Corporal O'Toole
Tobacco Road (1941)
Actor
Checkers (1937)
as Daniel Snodgrass
In Old Chicago (1938)
as Driver
The Informer (1935)
as 'Judge' Flynn
The Sun Shines Bright (1953)
as Feeney
Hangover Square (1945)
as Ogilby - Fulham Antique Dealer (uncredited)
Gunfighters (1947)
as Cook (uncredited)
Sister Kenny (1946)
as Patrick O'Shea (uncredited)
The Front Page (1931)
as Carl - Detective (uncredited)
Incendiary Blonde (1945)
as Ranch Owner (uncredited)
Western Union (1941)
as Eastbound Stagecoach Driver
California (1947)
as Jessie (uncredited)
Roman Scandals (1933)
as Roman Citizen (uncredited)
Driftwood (1947)
as Abner Green
Officer '444' (1926)
as Fire Chief
The Last Train from Madrid (1937)
as Pedro Elias (uncredited)
Thundering Hoofs (1922)
as Daddy Bill / 'Colonel' Bill
Ridin' Thunder (1925)
as Frank Douglas
Geronimo (1939)
as Scout
The Mummy's Tomb (1942)
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Climax (1944)
as Backstage Attendant (Uncredited)
Abraham Lincoln (1930)
as Sheridan's Aide (uncredited)
Air Mail (1932)
as Passenger Who'll Die on a Train (uncredited)
Action (1921)
as Soda Water Manning
Speed Cop (1926)
as The Silk Thief
King of the Mounties (1942)
as Zeke Collins (Ch. 4)
Slave Ship (1937)
as Scraps
Three Faces West (1940)
as Farmer Bill, with Higgins
Charlie Chan's Secret (1936)
as Captain of salvage ship
The Plough and the Stars (1936)
as Old Man (uncredited)
Goin' to Town (1935)
as Sheriff
The White Gorilla (1945)
as Mr. Stacey
Murder, He Says (1945)
as Lee - Old Townsman (uncredited)
Little Miss Nobody (1936)
as Detective
The Plunderers (1948)
as Barnaby
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery (1914)
as Hugo Loubeque
Toughest Man in Arizona (1952)
Actor
The World Moves On (1934)
as Legionaire in Trench
Doctor Bull (1933)
as Mr. Herring
Charlie Chan's Courage (1934)
as Hewitt
The Girl of the Golden West (1938)
as Miner
The Black Watch (1929)
as MacGregor (uncredited)
Mannequin (1938)
as Tim O'Rourke (Uncredited)
A Free Soul (1931)
as Skid Row Drunk (uncredited)
The Bandit's Wager (1916)
as The Bandit / Nan's Brother's Friend
Frontier Investigator (1949)
as Ed Garnett
Steamboat Round the Bend (1935)
as Efe
This Is the Life (1935)
as Sticky Jones
Home in Indiana (1944)
as Ed - Seated Opposite J.T. in Bar (uncredited)
Viva Cisco Kid (1940)
as Proprietor
Lucky Cisco Kid (1940)
as Court Clerk
Paris in Spring (1935)
as Drunken Peasant
Sons of the Saddle (1930)
as 'Red' Slade
The Heart of Maryland (1927)
as Jefferson Davis
Murder in Trinidad (1934)
as Davenant
Pilgrimage (1933)
as Mayor Elmer Briggs
The Mounted Stranger (1930)
as 'Spider' Coy
The Vault of Mystery (1917)
Actor
South of Pago Pago (1940)
as Foster
Men of Daring (1927)
as Black Roger
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe (1942)
as Tavern Keeper
Judge Priest (1934)
as Juror No. 12
The Arizonian (1935)
as Mayor Ed Comstock
Kentucky Moonshine (1938)
as Grandpa Hatfield
Bad Lands (1939)
as Charlie Garth
The Texans (1938)
as Uncle Dud
When Lincoln Paid (1913)
Actor
The Trail of '98 (1928)
as Gold Commissioner's Assistant (uncredited)
Washington at Valley Forge (1914)
as The Spy
Pirate Treasure (1934)
as Dick's Friend at the Airfield
The Living Bible (1952)
as Samaritan Leper
Seas Beneath (1931)
as Eric - Captain of Trawler (uncredited)
The Impatient Maiden (1932)
as Insane Asylum Warden (uncredited)
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927)
as Captain (uncredited)
Hearts of Oak (1924)
Actor
Paddy O'Day (1936)
as Immigration Officer Tom McGuire
Sins of Man (1936)
as Town Drunk
Eyes of Texas (1948)
as Thad Cameron
The Far Frontier (1948)
as Alf Sharper
Wake Up and Dream (1946)
as Old Man at Counter
Diamond Frontier (1940)
as Derek Bluje
Riders of the Purple Sage (1941)
as Inebriated Courtroom Spectator
Mine to Keep (1923)
as Jack Deering
The Wreck of the Hesperus (1927)
as John Hazzard
Berlin Via America (1918)
as Phil Kelly
Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936)
as John Gaines
The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1942)
as Caretaker
Wildfire (1945)
as Ezra Mills
Last of the Duanes (1941)
as Luke Stevens
The Unexpected (1916)
as The Mexican Foreman
Outlaws of Pine Ridge (1942)
as Bartender
Educating Father (1936)
as Sheriff Hart
Accomplice (1946)
as King Connors
Mister Antonio (1929)
as Bit Role (uncredited)
The Craving (1918)
as Carroll Wayles
The Village Blacksmith (1922)
as Asa Martin
College Queen (1946)
as Pop, The Janitor
Battling with Buffalo Bill (1931)
as Jim Rodney
The Man from Monterey (1933)
as Don Pablo Gonzales
The Fighting Heart (1925)
as Town Fool
High Tide (1947)
as Pop Garrow
Three Jumps Ahead (1923)
as Ben McLean
Uncle Jim (1910)
Actor
Taming the West (1925)
as Frosty Miller
Destry Rides Again (1932)
as Judd Ogden
Scandal for Sale (1932)
as Belmont Hotel Desk Clerk
The Invaders (1912)
as Colonel James Bryson
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case (1933)
as Captain Hallett
The Sign of the Cactus (1925)
as Panhandle George
Smoky (1933)
as Horse Buyer
The Measure of a Man (1924)
as 'Pale' Peter
The Lariat Kid (1929)
as Cal Gregg
The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring (1916)
as Dr. Lund, Junior
Bandits of Dark Canyon (1947)
as Horse Trader
Romance of the Rio Grande (1941)
as Stagecoach Driver
The Cry of Erin (1916)
as Shemus O'Brien
Brennon o' the Moor (1916)
as Willy Brennon
The Timber Trail (1948)
as Ralph Baker
Sir Percy and the Punchers (1911)
as Sir Percy Granville
The Princely Bandit (1916)
as Prince Frederick
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' (1948)
as Race Checker / Fisherman (uncredited)
One Glorious Scrap (1927)
as Ralph Curtis
The Lost Special (1932)
as Botter Hood
Sleepers East (1934)
as Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
Tangled Fortunes (1932)
as Matt Higgins
Mom and Dad (1945)
as Dr. Rubin
Soft Shoes (1925)
as Quig Mundy
The Purple Mask (1916)
as Phil Kelly/The Sphinx
Gentle Julia (1936)
as Tubbs, Fish Peddler
The Battle of Bull Run (1913)
as Abraham Lincoln
Behind the Mask (1916)
as Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin
Gordon of Ghost City (1933)
as Jim Carmody
A Study in Scarlet (1914)
as Sherlock Holmes
The Broken Coin (1915)
as Count Frederick
The Lady from Longacre (1921)
as Count de Freitas
The Chinatown Mystery (1928)
as The Sphinx
Custer's Last Fight (1912)
as General George A. Custer
San Antone Ambush (1949)
as Major Farnsworth
Upstream (1927)
as Juggler
The Great Reward (1921)
as The American Adventurer
The Immortal Alamo (1911)
as Navarre
Heroes of the West (1932)
as Cavalry Captain
The Rider of Death Valley (1932)
as Gabe
The Red Rider (1925)
as Brown Bear
Return of Ta-Wa-Wa (1910)
as Ta-Wa-Wa
I Am the Woman (1921)
Actor
The Branded Sombrero (1928)
as Link Jarvis
The Mystery Of 13 (1919)
as Phil Kelly / Jim Kelly
Who Was the Other Man? (1917)
as James Walbert / Ludwig Schumann
In the Hot Lands (1911)
as The County Doctor
Clancy of the Mounted (1933)
as Inspector Cabot
The Leap (1917)
Actor
A Western Girl (1911)
as Hartley
John Ermine of the Yellowstone (1917)
as John Ermine
The Romance of Circle Ranch (1910)
as Honest Jim
The Jade Box (1930)
as Martin Morgan
The Outcast (1912)
as Evans, a Trapper
White Doe's Lovers (1910)
as The Cowboy
The Purple Domino (1917)
as Hugo Loubeque
Life in the Raw (1933)
as Sheriff Myles
The Stampede (1921)
as Robert Wagner
The Cruise of the Hellion (1927)
as Peg-leg
The Silent Mystery (1918)
as Phil Kelly
Life in Hollywood No. 1 (1927)
as Self
The Padre's Secret (1910)
as Baptiste
The Indians Are Coming (1930)
as George Woods / Tom Woods
Rim of the Wheel (1951)
as Mr. Dickerson
Cowboys and Bachelor Girls (1910)
as The Cowboy Hero
Baseball, That's All (1910)
as The Husband
Song of the Caballero (1930)
as Don Pedro Madero
When the Tables Turned (1911)
as Cowboy
His Majesty Dick Turpin (1916)
as Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin
The Black Masks (1913)
as Fred Francis - a Crook
Lash of the Whip (1924)
as 'Hurricane' Smith
The Seal of the Church (1910)
Actor
The Post Telegrapher (1912)
as Bob Evans - the Post Telegrapher
Haunted Valley (1923)
as Sharkey
Won in the Fifth (1910)
as Young Minister
The Boss of Camp 4 (1922)
as Dude McCormick
Sisters of Eve (1928)
as Pritchard
The Madcap Queen of Crona (1916)
as Prince Frederick
The Devil's Saddle (1927)
as Pete Hepburn
The Warrant for Red Rube (1911)
as Red Rube
The Snake in the Grass (1911)
as Texas Ed
Out for Mischief (1910)
as The Father
Pals (1910)
as Denton
War on the Plains (1912)
as Drake, a Treacherous Prospector
A Texas Joke (1910)
Actor
The Deserter (1912)
as The Deserter
Jack Mason's Last Deal (1911)
as Jim Saunders
Mister Vampire (1916)
as The Vampire Man
The Owner of L.L. Ranch (1911)
as Jeff
A Plucky American Girl (1910)
Actor
The Ablaze in Mid-Air (1917)
as Phil Kelly/The Sphinx
A Postal Substitute (1910)
as Jack Flynn
Mary's Stratagem (1911)
as Bill
Salt on the Bird's Tail (1910)
Actor
The Heart of an Indian (1912)
as The Indian chief
Billy and His Pal (1911)
as Jim - the Cowpuncher
In Time for Press (1911)
as Jim Ford
The Lieutenant's Last Fight (1912)
as Colonel Garvin
Billy's Sister (1910)
as Billy
On Secret Service (1912)
as Abraham Lincoln
A Roaring Adventure (1925)
as Colonel Burns
The Demon of the Sky (1917)
as Phil Kelly/The Sphinx
The Kiss of Mary Jane (1911)
as Black Bill
Only a Sister (1911)
as John
In the Mission Shadows (1910)
Actor
Speed Versus Death (1910)
as Mr. Braggs
Screen Snapshots Series 1, Number 16 (1920)
as The Director / Self
His Sergeant's Stripes (1910)
as The Corporal
The Reformation of Jack Robins (1911)
as Jack Robbins
A Mountain Wife (1910)
as Her Husband, a Moonshiner
In the Tall Grass Country (1910)
as Bob
Cyclone Pete's Matrimony (1910)
as Cyclone Pete
Kathleen Mavourneen (1930)
as James, the butler
The Silent Trailer (1926)
as Mrs. Coleman's Physician
The Phantom Violin (1914)
Actor
The Four-Footed Ranger (1928)
as Brom Hockley
The Ruling Passion (1910)
as Tony Valero
The Crimson Scars (1911)
Actor
Her Spoiled Boy (1911)
Actor
Bessie's Ride (1911)
as John Burton
The Ball Player and the Bandit (1912)
as A Baseball Fan
In the Fall of '64 (1914)
as Capt. Ford - the Southern Officer
The Spring Round-Up (1911)
as Jim Dempsey
The Fortune Favors the Brave (1908)
Actor
An Unwilling Cowboy (1911)
as Jim Edwards
Love's C.Q.D. (1910)
as Lt. Robert Bright
The Golden Secret (1910)
as Will Brown
A Rough Night on the Bridge (1910)
Actor
Her Faithful Heart (1911)
as Bill Rank
Branding a Thief (1910)
Actor
The Paleface Princess (1910)
as Captain Keen
In the Right of Way (1911)
as John Walsh
The Campbells Are Coming (1915)
Actor
The Redemption of Rawhide (1911)
as Reverend Simpson
The Newly Born (1910)
as Mr. Newlywed
A Western Welcome (1910)
as John
The Heart of Lincoln (1915)
as Abraham Lincoln
The Little Preacher (1910)
as Joe Lane
Blazing the Trail (1912)
as Blake